OPTIMIZING THE USAGE OF RADIO RESOURCES BY CROSS-LAYER READING OF INFORMATION FROM HIGHER LEVEL CONTROL PLANE PROTOCOL LAYER

摘要

The present invention generally concerns methods and apparatuses relating to optimization of radio network resources between user equipments (201) operating in a cell and nodes (202, 203) in a cellular radio communication network (200). Cross-layer reading information (221, 222) from higher level control plane protocol layer packets being transported, before or during lower level control plane protocol layer procedures being performed (223, 224) between a user equipment and a node or between two nodes (202, 203). The lower level control plane protocol layer procedures is optimized by using the analyzed control plane information received.